Tag: Social Issues

Biden Pushes Police Funding, Gun Restrictions in Message Honoring National Police Week

President Joe Biden boasted that he had increased funding for law enforcement while tightening gun control in a video statement for Peace Officer’s Memorial Day on May 15. Biden said he had one objective in pushing for wider gun restrictions. “I want to make sure officers are not outgunned on the streets. Let’s be very…


Oregon Bill Would Require Insurers to Cover Sex Changes, Not Detransitions

Some Oregon lawmakers are outraged about a measure requiring insurance coverage for gender changes for transgenders—without requiring coverage to “detransition” those who change their minds. But what makes them even more upset is that it would allow children to “transition” without requiring parental knowledge and consent. “I’ve got transgender people who think it’s crazy what…


FBI Responds to Durham Report, Acknowledges ‘Missteps’

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) responded to Special Counsel John Durham’s report on Monday by acknowledging mistakes in its 2016-2017 investigation of the Trump campaign and noting that the agency had rolled out reforms in response to the mistakes. “The conduct in 2016 and 2017 that Special Counsel Durham examined was the reason that current…


DeSantis Signs Bills Cutting DEI Spending From Florida Universities

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has just signed bills that will cut the legs out from under woke education programs at state colleges and universities. In a signing ceremony on May 15 at Sarasota’s New College—whose recent reform has been a hallmark of DeSantis’s anti-woke campaign—the governor signed one bill, Senate Bill 266, that eliminates funding…


DeSantis Cuts Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Spending From Florida Universities

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has just signed bills that will cut the legs out from under woke education programs at state colleges and universities. In a signing ceremony on May 15 at Sarasota’s New College—whose recent reform has been a hallmark of DeSantis’s anti-woke campaign—the governor signed one bill, Senate Bill 266, that eliminates funding…


IN-DEPTH: UK Intel, FBI Line Agents Scoffed at Trump-Russia Investigation Since Beginning, Notes Durham Report

Several FBI agents and United Kingdom intelligence officers were dumbfounded by the decision by FBI higher-ups to launch an investigation of Trump campaign aides for supposed collusion with Russia in 2016. Early on, UK intelligence officers pointed out that the reason for opening the probe was flimsy and that its continuation would be fruitless. Later…


LIVE NOW: House GOP Leadership Speak on Support for Law Enforcement Officers

House GOP leadership hold a press conference at 6:00 p.m. ET on May 15 to discuss support for law enforcement officers after a House committee meeting on bills supporting police. …


House GOP Leadership Speak on Support for Law Enforcement Officers

House GOP leadership hold a press conference at 6:00 p.m. ET on May 15 to discuss support for law enforcement officers after a House committee meeting on bills supporting police. …


TSA Installs Facial Recognition Tech in Several US Airports, Alarming Some Lawmakers

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is testing out the use of facial recognition systems at American airports, which some experts worry could compromise privacy and civil liberties. TSA’s pilot project involves travelers placing their ID cards into a slot and facing a camera on a screen. The camera captures their image and then compares…


Planned Parenthood Chief Wants More Justices in Supreme Court

Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson wants the number of justices in the Supreme Court to expand, a proposal some experts believe will compromise trust in the judiciary. “We need to see expanded courts from the lower courts all the way up to the Supreme Court. We need to see term limits,” Johnson said in…